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kafal

kafal noun: either of two trees of the genus Commiphora, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.

kafal: either of two trees of the genus Commiphora, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood
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Noun (1)

kafal

  1. Either of two trees of the genus Commiphora, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.
    • Balsamodendron kafal (Kafal tree)[…] This tree is also a native of Arabia, where it attains to the height of twenty feet. It is there called kafal.1835, Philip Miller, The Gardener's Dictionary, page 582

Noun (2)

kafal (plural kafals)

  1. Bayberry, the fruit of Myrica esculenta, a tree or large shrub native to Nepal.
    • gardens with trees laden with pomegranate and cucumbers, the forests yield crimson ‘Kafal’ and violet Kilmora berries just for the picking1994, Gumānī Panta, translated by Cārucandra Pānḍe, Says Gumani (poem)
    • I saw a girl swiftly climbing a tree to pluck kafals. Three women standing beneath were gathering fruits in baskets made of bamboo.2015, Chandra Prakash Kala, Nanda's Neelkanth, page 53

Forms of kafal

pluralkafals
alternative formkaphal
alternative formkaaphal
alternative formkafal berry
alternative formkafal fruit

Origin of kafal

] From Arabic قَفَل (qafal).

From Hindi काफल (kāphal).

Questions about kafal

What does kafal mean?
Kafal means either of two trees of the genus Commiphora, which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood.
What part of speech is kafal?
Kafal is a noun.
What is the plural of kafal?
The plural of kafal is kafals.

Words near kafal in the dictionary

  1. Kaestner
  2. Kaestners
  3. kaf
  4. Kafa
  5. Kafakomandoo
  6. kafal
  7. kafala
  8. kafals
  9. kafana
  10. kafanas
  11. kafeel

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